Retro Roadtrip: Yellowstone through the years

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Take a look at what a “bear” driving through Yellowstone used to be back in the day with these vintage Yellowstone National Park photos…

Every year, we find ourselves spending a good amount of time in Yellowstone, often cursing the road construction as we try to spot wildlife. There are few places in the world you can experience nature in all its glory like you can in Yellowstone. It’s truly one-of-a-kind.

For our very first installment of “Retro Roadtrip,” we thought we’d share with you some pretty incredible vintage photos of folks driving through Yellowstone National Park.

As you see above (and in the gallery below), bears approaching cars used to be a frequent issue in Yellowstone. The reason? Some of the national parks used to actually bait the wildlife with trash pads near the road to ensure visitors were “wowed” by wildlife. Obviously, they figured out this wasn’t a great idea.